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Submitted: 11/21/12 • Approved: 4/12/19 • Last Updated: 4/15/19 • R736756-G0-S3
Apr. 1835
Aug. 22, 1905
Aged 72 Yrs
Son of John O. and Mary A. Burton
Husband of Mary Ellen Townsend
Civil War Veteran - Confederate State Army
July 9, 1896, Cassville Republican, Thursday - William T. Burton is the oldest native born resident being born to Mr. and Mrs. John O. Burton, April 1835.
Cassville Republican, Thursday, June 20, 1918 - Soldiers Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery: Confederates, W. T. Burton.
Military Information: Company I, 8 Missouri Infantry, Lieutenant, Confederate
Resource: Military rosters, Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System, newspapers, census
Research Note: William Thompson Burton enlisted in I Company, 8 MO Infantry Regiment, CSA. He joined, without authority, G Company, James Elliott's Scouts (9th MO Cavalry). He was described as having gray eyes, black hair and 5 feet, 8 inches in height. The obituary of Phillip Jackson Stevens who died in 1900 states that he served under Lieutenant William T. Burton in the Confederate Army.
Contributed on 11/21/12 by tslundberg
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